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secondary poverty

secondary poverty noun: the condition of living above the poverty line, but spending one's income on things other than the necessities of life, such as alcohol or gambling.

Noun

secondary poverty (uncountable)

  1. The condition of living above the poverty line, but spending one's income on things other than the necessities of life, such as alcohol or gambling.

Origin of secondary poverty

A categorization created by Seebohm Rowntree.

Questions about secondary poverty

What does secondary poverty mean?
Secondary poverty means the condition of living above the poverty line, but spending one's income on things other than the necessities of life, such as alcohol or gambling.
What part of speech is secondary poverty?
Secondary poverty is a noun.

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